Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-23

mans friends. twas not generally known
that he had any English estate. The value
Ga, ms English T property according to the
friend of Mr.. Tlden in this city says that
most OF the Investments are in consols
bought at low prices, and that they now
are worth from 5000, 0OO.to 100000.
At Portland, Maine, young woman
was awakened by noise in her room at
night, when burglar put his hand over her
mouth, kissed her and said: Keep still,
trinkets;" She managed to arouse the
house when, with polite Good might, sis, .
ne Sprang from the window, having in q
bundle every portable article of value in the
room and sum of money. He left his hat
behind and it was hung on the rack in the
front hall to be given to the police as q clue.
Ihe family then retired, and the burglar re-
turned and stole the hat
The 5-story Metropolitan storage
house, New York City, burned on the 10Th,
and six fireman were seriously injured. The
big building was full from cellar to roof.
The furniture stored in the building was the
property OF wealthy families mostly. Many
valuable OIL paintings were burned. It is
thought that the individual losses will ag-
gregate more than million dollars. Each
individual storer as a rule insured for him
self and transferred the policy to the store
house. The household goods and wardrobes
OF many theatricalpeoplew were in the build
ing.
Resulting from spontaneous combus-
ton a large brewery plant at Philadelphia,
Pa, burned on the 18th, with the loss of$115,-
GOO. At Baltimore Nd, the extensive Gam
brill roller mill and the Hominy and Caro-
line MILL and warehouses burned; loss
s26O,OO0. At Eddville, N. Y, the Lawrence
Bath, Me-, 500, 900 damage was done by fire
in the N. e. Shipbuilding Cos, yard. At
Montreal, Canada, 100000 loss transpired
by the burning OF sugar refinery. Several
lives were lost.
President Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland,
Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild, Miss Rose
Cleveland, two neices. brother-in law, and
sister of the President andsome others,
formed party that proceeded from Utica
to the Thousand Islands in the river st.
Lawrence, on the 10Th. All along the route
the train was greeted with crowds, salutes
and cheers. At Cape Vincent the party
took the steamer st. Lawrence for the river
excursion; The ST. Lawrence passed close
to Central Park, and took turn about a
small island there, then the channel was
taken to Alexandria bay. It was during
this portion of the excursion that some OF
the handsomest cottages on the river dis
played their prettiest decorations. About
midnight the party reached Forestport and
Sunday morning attended the church OF
which Rev. Wm. Cleveland, the Presidents
brother is pastor.
AS the steamer Eliza Hancock was
meeting her trip from New York to Coney
island she was struck by sudden squat
and became unmanageable, and it was
merely good fortune that she did not destroy
or damage dozen yachts, though one was
capsized and the four men upon it drowned.
damage was done by the fury of the storm.
A collision of passenger trains at the
crossing of the Grand Trunk and Michigan
Central r. R., happened at st. Thomas,
crashed into an oil car setting it on fire, and
cars OF both trains burned with great fierce
ness. The Grand Trunk engineer was
burned up, and in all nine persons lost their
lives.
About seven o'clock, Sunday even
ing the plate department. of Hammond &
Sons iron works, Pittsburg, Pa, was des-
troyed by fire; loss $l5OOOO, insurance
about $4,000. Two hundred men are
thrown out OF employment. One employee
was fatally injured and another is missing.
Vice President A. A. Hill, of the New
York Stock Exchange fell dead just as he
had assembled the platform to open business
Friday noon. The occurrence produced
great excitement, and no business was
transacted.